孽海花 by Pu Zeng

"孽海花" by Zeng Pu is a novel first published in serial installments beginning in 1904. This roman à clef follows Jin Wenqing, a high official whose broken marriage promise leads to tragedy and sets in motion a pattern of Buddhist-style retributions. His concubine Fu Caiyun—mysteriously connected to his past—travels to Europe, gains favor with royal families, and befriends Russian nihilists while Jin fails as a diplomat. The unfinished work portrays China's upper ... Read More class during the final decades of the nineteenth century, indirectly criticizing the Qing dynasty while promoting democratic values. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Show Less

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Author	Zeng, Pu, 1872-1935
Title	孽海花
Alternate Title	Nie Hai Hua
Note	Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Flower_in_a_Sinful_Sea
Credits	Produced by Yi-Ting Kuo
Language	Chinese
LoC Class	PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Subject	Saijinhua, 1874-1936 -- Fiction
Category	Text
EBook-No.	25128
Release Date	Apr 22, 2008
Copyright Status	Public domain in the USA.
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